Recent content by RealEstateChick

  1. RealEstateChick

    chicken with mucus in throat/mouth

    Hi, thank you for trying to help, we figured it was an impacted crop, and so we cleared it out and she seemed fine. But then today, she went and laid in the nesting box, and was still and not wanting to open her eyes, even when i lifted her head up and was petting her. Then i went and made her...
  2. RealEstateChick

    chicken with mucus in throat/mouth

    So we have a chicken who is "vomiting" up this clear, egg white colored mucus and is swallowing often (probably to clear her throat). No other big symptoms except for not really eating but she hasn't been fed anything or been in the coop with the food. She is drinking water and she is usually...
  3. RealEstateChick

    Comment by 'RealEstateChick' in article 'Mctees Chuck Chuck House Rchuckss Chicken Coop'

    Love it! Thank you for the info. :)
  4. RealEstateChick

    Help with Hatching under Broody Hens, Mean Mama?

    Update: We ended up with 11 healthy, happy chicks. We just found a home for the two black ones tonight since they were not accepted by the Buff Orphington. We tried several times to bring out the uninjured black one but she was pecked at. The remaining 9 are out with the two mamas. They are...
  5. RealEstateChick

    Help with Hatching under Broody Hens, Mean Mama?

  6. RealEstateChick

    Help with Hatching under Broody Hens, Mean Mama?

    Yes, the Buff Orphington was not being nice. We tried multiple times to bring the other black one back out but she/he was rejected every time. We found a home for those two today!
  7. RealEstateChick

    Help with Hatching under Broody Hens, Mean Mama?

    As this was a first time for us (and our chickens), we were clueless. We learned a lot in the process and would definitely do things differently next time. We actually had some chicks hatch more than a week after the first. It was sad to lose some but we have learned in the process, for sure!
  8. RealEstateChick

    my chick has pipped but won't hatch!!!

    Thank you everyone. I didn't realize my 11 year old posted this question. Unfortunately, we lost the one that was trying to hatch. We were able to successfully hatch one more after this and then the last few didn't make it (one more pipped and then hatched in the middle of the night but died...
  9. RealEstateChick

    Thanks!

    Thanks!
  10. RealEstateChick

    my chick has pipped but won't hatch!!!

    So i have only a few eggs left after hatching and are almost positive it has been more than 21 days for the eggs that are left. We have candled them all and we think they might be dead except for one which has a good size pip in it. There is one little hole where the beak is sticking out of the...
  11. RealEstateChick

    Help with Hatching under Broody Hens, Mean Mama?

    We are up to 10 that have hatched and just candled the remaining 7 eggs. There are six live chicks and I removed one bad egg. We have lost 3 so far, all partially hatched or just hatched. I am not sure what happened to each of them for sure. Of the ten, two are little black ones and the buff...
  12. RealEstateChick

    Help with Hatching under Broody Hens, Mean Mama?

    Thank you for the information! Here is the update: We candled all eggs under both hens last night and only got rid of 3. We could see movement in most of the others and I even had one chirping inside the egg and then I realized she had her beak poked through the shell. I put her back with the...
  13. RealEstateChick

    Help with Hatching under Broody Hens, Mean Mama?

    Hello! I am new to this chicken hatching thing. Here is our situation: On Thursday, Aug 3rd we were leaving for vacation late in the evening. This is the night that a hen (barred rock) decided she wanted to sit on eggs. She wasn't roosting with the rest of them. We normally collect a few times a...
See more
Back
Top Bottom